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PUBLISHED MAY 27, 1969 793,188 DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USINGTHE SAME Paul Sosis, 14-01 Hopper Ave., Fairlawn, NJ. 07410,

and Joseph G. Conte, 20 Saddlewood Drive, Parsippany, NJ. 07054 FiledJan. 22, 1969. Published May 27, 1969 Int. Cl. Clld 1/14, 3/04 US. Cl.252-461 No Drawing. 9 Pages Specification Incorporation of at least 25parts per million of a divalent heavy metal ion into heavy dutydetergent compositions formulated from mixtures of alkali metalstraight-chain primary alkyl sulfates, alkali metal linear alkyl arylsulfonates and detergency builders produces a detergent compositionexhibiting low foam characteristics which also possesses excellent soilremoval properties. The divalent heavy metal ions are preferably in theform of the alkaline earth metal halide salts.

